#caesar/antony

[lemurious]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Classical Greece and Rome History & Literature RPF, Ancient History RPF Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Marcus Antonius | Mark Antony/Julius Caesar, Marcus Antonius | Mark Antony/Gaius Cassius Longinus (d. 42 BCE) Characters: Marcus Antonius | Mark Antony, Julius Caesar, Gaius Cassius Longinus (d. 42 BCE) Additional Tags: Civil War, Pharsalus, All the Foreshadowing, Kissing, Negotiations, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Complicated Relationships, Boats and Ships Series: Part 8 of Aeterna Summary:

After Pharsalus, Cassius switched his allegiance from Pompey to Caesar. This is a take on it with Mark Antony leading the negotiations. Politics and war with a side of heartbreak and maybe even hope. Same 'verse as To Be Remembered

[mrs-starkgaryen]

Favourite Shakespeare's Tragedies

After my other poll, I am going to be specific.

There shall be a battle of the favourites!!

For the love of Shakespeare, please reblog for a better analysis

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Cleopatra and Anthony at the Funeral Bier of Boopius Caesar. 1878. Lionel Noel Royer.

[thoodleoo]

dude your tribune of the plebs just bit me

[brother-emperors]

--or perhaps,' continues Octavian. 'You're angry that I've outplayed you at your own game because you were too busy fucking in your old master's house to notice anything that was going on around you.'

He smiles suddenly, bright and wide. 'Enjoy the party, Marcus.'

this scene takes place sometime after philippi, and was originally just some historical fiction I was writing last year for fun focusing on antony, octavian, and agrippa. then I got stressed out watching the new season of a show, started drawing while it played, and ended up turning it into a short comic lmao

the dialogue in this scene is referencing this bit out of Suetonius:

In early youth he incurred the reproach of sundry shameless acts. Sextus Pompey taunted him with effeminacy; Mark Antony with having earned adoption by his uncle through unnatural relations; and Lucius, brother of Mark Antony, that after sacrificing his honour to Caesar he had given himself to Aulus Hirtius in Spain for three hundred thousand sesterces, and that he used to singe his legs with red-hot nutshells, to make the hair grow softer. What is more, one day when there were plays in the theatre, all the people took as directed against him and loudly applauded the following line, spoken on the stage and referring to a priest of the Mother of the Gods, as he beat his timbrel: "See'st how a wanton's finger sways the world?"

Suetonius Augustus 68

what a fun group of people!! they should all eat each other

[silverdoe]

I still cannot believe this man hasn't earned all the praise and awards a performance of this level merits

[pomp-quio]

In the spirit of recent events, I would like to share these photos of Marlon Brando's Mark Antony and Louis Calhern's Caesar sharing doughnuts and coffee, post-Incident. It's important to replace all the fluids you lose after you've been stabbed a couple of times!

[gwydpolls]

Shakespeare Genre Battle: Tragedies

I'm doing all of them. Don't worry if yours isn't in this poll.

I am including some things with disputed authorship, collaboration, or apocrypha just because.

[pupkinpumpkin]

EVERYONE WAKE THE FUCK UP

[historical-kitten]

Ancient Roman Politicians on a Modern Date

Gaius Julius Caesar: He invites you to a dinner party at his house and is a fairly witty and engaging host, but all of his stories seem to be about himself. However, friends assure you he's "every woman's man and every man's woman," so stick around for the nightcap he offers you if that makes you curious.

Marcus Licinius Crassus: For a man who is absolutely the wealthiest you've ever met, it seems a little convenient that he 'forgot his wallet' on your date to that expensive gastropub, so you couldn't go halfsies and had to pay for both your meals. The gold flake dessert shines bright, but you sort of wish he'd choke on it.

Gnaeus Pompeius Maximus: It's kind of weird how he takes you around to show you his art collection since it mainly consists of statues of himself, but hey, at least he's interested in art? He also tells a lot of stories about himself. However, he has a reputation for being a devoted husband and he's in between spouses, so if you're ready for that, give him a chance.

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus aka Augustus: He literally wrote out a plan for your entire date, how it would go, and what he would say to the most commonly asked smalltalk questions. Do not deviate from his script. He takes you somewhere like a museum or a fancy restaurant where they barely feed you, but although he is polished, his romantic delivery seems a little flat until you run into his best friend Agrippa... They are just besties, right?

Marcus Antonius aka Mark Antony: Ok, there are a couple ways this could go. He is either an absolutely fantastic date who takes you to see a hilarious play and finishes off with a fun night on the town, or he takes you to a bar in a seedy part of town where you dance and drink and party all night. Either way he gives you nice gifts and is charming and funny. On a later date he may take you on the most expensive, romantic, fancy date ever. Most likely a good time date, just don't expect things to get serious unless you're the Queen of Egypt.

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus: He never showed up for your date. Completely ghosted you. You track down his coworkers Mark Antony and Octavian and they say they have no idea where he is either. Weird.

Marcus Agrippa: He takes you on a tour of the city, pointing out all the architecture and finishes this off with dinner. He seems nice, intelligent, and is very attentive to your needs. So why isn't he off the market yet? His attachment to his slightly creepy best friend and roommate Octavian, maybe? They were roommates.

Sextus Pompeius Magnus Pius: A much better date than his father, he takes you to his private boat and gives you a seaside tour. He valiantly fights off pirates during your date, but did you catch one of them winking at him? Regardless, it's an unforgettable adventure.

Who would you rather date? And again, I'm sorry, Lepidus.

As always, thanks to @just-late-roman-republic-things for inspiring these posts.

[stcantarella]

what if i only made posts through library of babel fragments

[duxfemina]

It's the late Roman Republic...

Now put in the tags what you selected and who you THINK it's referring to... Because I sneakily had at least two people in mind when I made each option and when the poll is over I'll reveal who I had in mind for each option

[astrothii]

you know it’s the real deal when you have to call up your friends, romans, AND countrymen

[conjunction-of-crows]

Happy Ides of March

[poorlittleyaoyao]

So not only does LWJ chop off JGY's arm for NO REASON since Jin Ling is already safe (JGY releases Jin Ling and shoves him away as Baxiapilled Wen Ning attacks), but chopping JGY's arm off ACTIVELY ENDANGERS JIN LING because what keeps Baxia's attention on Jin Ling isn't that Jin Ling and JGY figuratively share blood, it's that JGY's actual physical blood spattered on Jin Ling's robes when LWJ cut the arm off.

Pointed shot of WWX noticing Jin Ling's sleeve after Baxia turns:

Replay of JGY shoving Jin Ling away (from a different angle than before, which makes clear that JGY pushes JL clear before WWX gets to him):

Never-before-seen footage of LWJ cutting off JGY's arm and the spray of blood going everywhere:

So chopping off the arm was actively detrimental to JL's safety in this version! THANKS, HANGUANG-JUN!

[brother-emperors]

lupercalia, babyyyy! and suddenly, mark antony appears—

this is a re draw of a comic I posted back in October! If I bothered to keep track of dates, I would’ve scheduled this post weeks in advance and for much earlier in the day like I do with the Ides of March lmao

Nicolaus, Life of Augustus 72, trans. Mark Toher

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